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Tag: Health
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Triathletes Cheat Sheet – 400 meter track workout in miles
If you do a lot of interval training on a 400 meter track, here is a conversation table for 400 meters to miles by lap. Laps Miles 1 0.25 2 0.5 3 0.75 4 1 5 1.25 6 1.5 7 1.75 8 2 9 2.25 10 2.5 11 2.75 12 3 13 3.25 14 3.5…
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Freestyle Breathing Technique
Found this website that gives good illustration on how to do freestyle breathing correctly. http://www.swimsmooth.com/breathing.html
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10 simple tips to start burning fat quicker
If you want to get your body looking healthy and feeling strong, you’ll need to incorporate aerobic activity, strength training, and healthy eating. Here are the 10 tips to you should remember to start burning fat:
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My favorite workout food – Swedish Blåbärssoppa, blueberry soup
My favorite workout food is blåbärssoppa, growing up in Sweden this was the drink rich in energy that was served to us at school and at sporting events. It was also given to someone that had an upset stomach.
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Torbjorn Zetterlund: Control you sugar intake to get that six pack
I been training for years and I always had a bit of a stomach bulge filled with fat, it did not matter how often I trained or how much. I ate regularly mostly healthy food, did cardio and strength training but my little bulge never changed, the rest of my body did. I looked over…
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The Pareto 80 – 20 rule in eating healthy
The Pareto principle (also known as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few, and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.
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Coconut Water instead of Sports Drinks during a triathlon
Training or racing a triathlon requires you to hydrate and make sure you have enough electrolytes and carbohydrates to complete a race. For hydrating, there are many options available to you such as water with electrolyte tablets, sports drinks, and coconut water.
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Antioxidant Rich Snack Foods Made Easy
Those who have made a new year’s resolution to become healthier now have an alternative for that afternoon snack. Toronto based organic food distributors, Mike & Mike’s, have released a new line of 100% certified organic snack foods aptly named Organic Select. Currently being sold at select retailers across the GTA and Ottawa, Organic Select…
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Demystifying the myths of working out
I have this to pass on to you guys reading my blog. I picked this up from the Heart and Stroke website. I think it is very relevant as many of us think we do the right things and even when we talk to others or overhear someone talking about the workout, it is important…
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How to turn your biking commute in to a workout
Many people bike to work, they go the same pace day after day, but do you not want to push yourself to higher endurance. Cycling is a fantastic exercise to gain endurance and strength while commuting to work.